Learn and Earn

Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie  __36__  a salesman. One day Charlie could not  __37__ it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辭職信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not  __38__ hard-working employees, but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really __39___.

The boss knew that Charlie had spared no  __40__ for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the  __41__ between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the  following. “Go and __42__ if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Charlie went, returned and  __43__ said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much per kilogram?” Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to  __44__, “$ 12 per kg.”

The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the  __45__ question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a  __46__of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, __47__  from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good  __48__.”

Charlie was  __49___ and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to  __50__ but to learn from Jackie.

My dear friends, you know, a more  __51__ person is more observant, thinks more and understands in __52__. For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,  __53__ you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you  __54__  ?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How __55__ are you?

1.

A.made

B.became

C.remained

D.kept

 

2.

A.tolerate

B.do

C.get

D.put

 

3.

A.enjoy

B.meet

C.repay

D.value

 

4.

A.unusual

B.unfair

C.careless

D.selfless

 

5.

A.rest

B.trouble

C.effect

D.effort

 

6.

A.competition

B.relationship

C.difference

D.distance

 

7.

A.find out

B.carry out

C.look out

D.pick out

 

8.

A.still

B.a(chǎn)gain

C.even

D.only

 

9.

A.offer

B.a(chǎn)nswer

C.remind

D.repeat

 

10.

A.difficult

B.familiar

C.same

D.simple

 

11.

A.total

B.lot

C.few

D.number

 

12.

A.taken

B.come

C.bought

D.heard

 

13.

A.value

B.quality

C.condition

D.shape

 

14.

A.struck

B.moved

C.puzzled

D.encouraged

 

15.

A.stay

B.stop

C.work

D.leave

 

16.

A.important

B.intelligent

C.successful

D.hardworking

 

17.

A.time

B.depth

C.need

D.common

 

18.

A.while

B.though

C.unless

D.since

 

19.

A.see

B.think

C.know

D.win

 

20.

A.hopeful

B.thoughtful

C.helpful

D.meaningful

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

1.C  remain 仍然,仍舊是,在此表示職務未變。

2.A  take 接受。句意為“查理再也無法接受這一事實”。

3.D  value vt. 尊重,重視,珍視。

4.B 他認為這一點也不公道。

5.D  spare no effort 不余遺力。

6.C 此句與49空所在句子結(jié)構相同。

7.A  do the following 做下列事情。后文用引號引出了具體內(nèi)容。

8.D 由文意可知。

9.B  answer 回答。

10.C  the same question 同樣的問題。

11.A  a total of, ……總共。 a lot/pile/number of……及言其多,不與具體數(shù)字連用。

12.C.A改為brought, B 改為coming亦可選。

13.B  good quality 質(zhì)量好。

14.A  strike vt. 打動(某人)的心,使感動。

15.D 上文提到辭職,在此表示思想的轉(zhuǎn)變:不辭職。

16.C  successful 成功的。Jackie受到提拔,說明他是一個事業(yè)很成功的人。 hardworking 只是事業(yè)成功的一個因素,Charlie也 hardworking,但未被提拔,說明 hardworking不可選為正確答案。

17.B  understand in depth 深刻理解。

18.A 轉(zhuǎn)折對比。

19.D 獲勝。

20.B 此句中的 how far與上段的 several years對應,how thoughtful 與thinks more 對應

 

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